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Descriptor English: Lipedema
Descriptor Spanish: Lipedema
Descriptor lipedema
Scope note: Trastorno del tejido adiposo caracterizado por agrandamiento bilateral y simétrico de los miembros inferiores debido a depósito anormal de GRASA SUBCUTÁNEA, frecuentemente en mujeres obesas. Se asocia a HEMATOMAS y dolor y puede progresar a LINFEDEMA secundario en cuyo caso se denomina lipolinfedema.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lipedema
Descriptor French: Lipoedème
Entry term(s): Lipedemas
Lipoedema
Lipoedemas
Lipolymphedema
Lipolymphedemas
Tree number(s): C17.300.451
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065134
Scope note: Disorder of adipose tissue characterized by symmetric and bilateral enlargement of the lower extremities due to abnormal deposition of SUBCUTANEOUS FAT often in obese women. It is associated with HEMATOMA, pain and may progress to secondary LYMPHEDEMA which is known as lipolymphedema.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Connective Tissue Diseases (1990-2014)
Edema (1974-2014)
Public MeSH Note: 2015
History Note: 2015
Related: Lymphedema MeSH
DeCS ID: 55588
Unique ID: D065134
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Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Lipedema - Preferred
Concept UI M0587515
Scope note Disorder of adipose tissue characterized by symmetric and bilateral enlargement of the lower extremities due to abnormal deposition of SUBCUTANEOUS FAT often in obese women. It is associated with HEMATOMA, pain and may progress to secondary LYMPHEDEMA which is known as lipolymphedema.
Preferred term Lipedema
Entry term(s) Lipedemas
Lipoedema
Lipoedemas
Lipolymphedema - Narrower
Concept UI M0587538
Scope note Lipedema with secondary LYMPHEDEMA involvement.
Preferred term Lipolymphedema
Entry term(s) Lipolymphedemas



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